CASHRA 2007 Conference Materials

Keynote addresses

Sheila Watt Cloutier, Activist, former Chair of the Inuit Circumplar Conference, and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; Remarks

Justice John Z. Vertes, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, the Court of Appeal of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory; Presentation

Strategies for Promoting and Advancing Indigenous Human Rights / Stratégies pour la promotion et l’amélioration des droits autochtones

Dr. Wayne MacKay, Professor of Law, Dalhousie University; Presentation

Paul Crowley, Iqaluit-based lawyer representing the human rights challenge filed by the Inuit group headed by Sheila Watt-Cloutier; Presentation

Handouts
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – Backgrounder
Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones – Contexte

Accommodating Parental and Family Obligations

Jennifer Ross, Partner, Burchell Hayman Parish; Presentation

Lauren Bates, Senior Policy Analyst, Ontario Human Rights Commission; Presentation

Ginger Gibson, PhD candidate, University of British Columbia; Presentation

Direct Access Tribunals

Heather McNaughton, Chair, British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal; Presentation

Judith Doulis, Lawyer, Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS); Presentation

(re) Emerging Issue : Women’s Equality

Hélène Goulet, Secretary General, Canadian Human Rights Commission; Presentation

Question qui se présente – Égalité des femmes

Hélène Goulet, Secrétaire générale de la Commission canadienne des droits de la personne; Présentation

Legal Update

Béatrice Vizkelety, A/Director, Legal Department, Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse of Quebec; Presentation

Monette Maillet, A/Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Human Rights Commission; Presentation

Mise à jour juridique

Monette Maillet, Directrice par intérim de la Division des politiques et des affaires réglementaires, Commission canadienne des droits de la personne; Présentation

History and Future of Human Rights in Canada

Lorne Gushue, Human Rights Educator
History of Human Rights
History handout
Future of Human Rights
Future handout

Advocacy skills for non-profit organizations

John Fraser, Program Director, Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
Advocates’ Kit, Part I
Advocates’ Kit, Part II

Drug and Alcohol testing in the workplace

Garth Borle, Senior Human Rights Officer, Alberta Human Rights & Citizenship Commission
Janice Ashcroft, Legal Counsel, Alberta Human Rights & Citizenship Commission
Presentation

Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Michel Paré, Director of Resolution Services Division, Canadian Human Rights Commission; Presentation